Beluga

Netherlands

As the world changes, so do our guests and their tastes; but luckily, our hunger for new pleasures never does, this sparks our creativity and desire to provide new and exciting culinary adventures. Our new concept ‘Beluga loves you’, introduces our guests to the idea of proponents and opponents.

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I listen to my guests […] and trying to take them further than their expectations.

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Hans Van Wolde

How would you describe your culinary philosophy?

Stay ahead of the game, while always enjoying what I’m doing. I also aim to make it accessible to everybody, and not just the lucky few. The time of plating dots is over: we should be ready for a new generation who want honest food and local ingredients prepared with love. I listen to my guests, I believe I set trends by following them and their desires, and trying to take them further than their expectations.

What is your culinary obsession?

My culinary obsession is that it is impossible to make a perfect dish or experience to suit everyone. Expectations nowadays are at such an extreme level. By the way, we should come up with a rule that there are no phones allowed for at least two hours during dinner, so guest really get the chance to enjoy and experience the meal as it meant to be.

Your sources of inspiration?

Sports, Limburg, my son, traveling - especially to Latin America and Italy, conversations with the people I meet and music.

Who is your hero? And Why?

My culinary hero is Alain Passard from L’Arpège in Paris: I am melting when watching his episodes of his series on Netflix. And Nadia Santini from Dal Pescatore in Italy. I will only ever get married again if the lady in question can make me a pasta like Nadia Santini.

Your ultimate dream meal?
All day breakfast on a Sunday; with friends, family and of course, a bottle of Krug.

What makes you a Krug Lover?

To me, Krug Grande Cuvée is truly the queen of Champagnes, it is my favourite champagne experience ever.

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